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Vaughn Rice

I have been licensed as a Realtor since 2003. Formally with Century21 and Keller Williams now with Harper Realty, Inc. working with investors. I am also a licensed General Contractor since 1999 remodeling and building homes. Worked with developer as Senior supervisor building gated housing communities, office complexes, Motels, churches and assisted living facilities.Ran the Panama City beach division building motels and Gulf World a water amusement park. Professional: Realtor and Class A General contractor Affiliations and Certification: CDPE, CIAS, E-Pro, NAR, FAR, GTAR, NAHB, FAHB, TBBA. Education: Graduated from Leto High, Ed klopfer school of real-estate and Camtec school of construction Personal Interest: Sunday school teacher working with 3rd to 6th grade boys. Deacon/Yokefellow ministry. Have been involved in Puppet ministry for over 15 years working with kids. Love to travel and go on mission trips.

Credentials

CDPE

A Certified Distressed Property Expert® is a real estate professional with specific understanding of the complex issues confronting the real estate industry, and the foreclosure avoidance options available to homeowners.

CIAS

A Certified Investor Agent Specialist™ (CIAS) is a real estate professional specifically trained to find, create and close with residential real estate investors.

e-PRO

A new training program presented entirely online to certify real estate agents and brokers as Internet Professionals.

Is It Ethical To Walk Away From Your Upside Down Debt After A Short Sale? Should you walk away or should you stay? Here is how to determine whether or not you should walk away from your home. Because of the decline in the nationwide housing market, I doubt that your home is worth what […]

Short Sales: Another Success Story I remember closing another short sale a while back. The sellers had a job transfer out of state. They were short selling an FHA loan with a second mortgage. The short sale was fairly simple because FHA’s short sale guidelines. Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and […]

Foreclosure Avoidance Question: My Homeowner’s Insurance Won’t Renew My Policy Because My Loan Is In Foreclosure I recently received a question from Tim. Here is Tim’s Question. “I have an elderly friend who recently finalized a loan modification through her lender. The mortgage company shows on their website that the mod has been processed and […]

Short Sale Question: Why Would I Do A Short Sale Instead Of Saving The Monthly Payments & Letting It Go? I recently received a question from Christy. “Why would I do a short sale instead of saving the monthly payments and letting it go into foreclosure?” Christy asked. Discover how other sellers successfully completed a […]

Short Sales: Isn’t It Time For A Homeowner’s Bill of Rights? The big banks made mistakes and received a bailout. They have the resources to lobby congress and the courts to have laws written to suit them. But, what has the little guy received? Nothing. So we decided to put together a Homeowner’s Bill of […]

Short Sale Question: Getting divorced. Can’t Afford Home. What Should I Do? I recently received a question from Katie. “My spouse and I are getting a divorce. Unfortunately neither of us can afford the house on our own. So, we have to get rid of it one way or another. The big problem is that […]

How Soon Can I Buy Another Home After A Short Sale? I receive this question a lot. “I am upside down and need to move. I would like to buy another home. Can I do that?” they asked me. Today they can. FHA (the Federal Housing Administration) has a new program that enables you to […]

How A Short Sale Can Help You And Your Neighbors Avoid The Side Effects Of A Foreclosure I recently received a question from Werner. “I am behind on my payments and thinking of just letting my home go into foreclosure. What does that do to the neighborhood?” he asked. Here is our answer to his […]

Foreclosure Avoidance Short Sale Help: Use This Advanced Strategy To Stop Harassing Debt Collector Calls Many of the short sale sellers we help are selling their home to avoid foreclosure. In addition, they are receiving lots of harassing calls from debt collectors. These debt collectors seem to think that if you call someone with no […]

Short Sales: Can I Short Sale If I Don’t Have A Normal Hardship? I recently received a question from Chad. Here is Chad’s Question. “I own a condo that I purchased in 2007, pre-construction for $375,000. My mortgage balance is $337,000. Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation […]